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  • Clarke not worried by Englands winning performance against Kiwis in first Test

    Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that he is not worried by the fact that England's highly rated swing and seam bowlers demolished New Zealand for just 68 this week. England opening bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad were almost invincible as 14 wickets fell on the scheduled fourth day of the first Test, in which New Zealand, which was chasing 239 for victory in a low-scoring ...

  • CA chief Sutherland says IPL not a concern for Oz Ashes bid

    Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland has said that Australia's Ashes bid in England will not be compromised by the Indian Premier League (IPL). Two members of the Ashes party, Shane Watson and James Faulkner, remain on the subcontinent with their team, Rajasthan Royals, who will play in an elimination semi-final in Delhi, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Describing the ...

  • Kiwi keeper Watling ruled out of Headingley Test with knee injury

    New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling has been ruled out of the second and final Test against England at Headingley starting from Friday because of a knee injury. Watling injured his knee during New Zealand's 170-run first Test defeat at Lord's last week, News.com.au reports. Following Watling's injury, Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum, who deputised behind the stumps at Lord's, will keep at ...

  • Kiwis warn starry-eyed Root not to get carried away by adulation and familiarity at debut Headingley Test

    Upcoming England batsman Joe Root has been warned to expect a fiery attack by the New Zealand side in the middle as they look to ruin his first homecoming at Headingley. Although Root is out to etch his name into Yorkshire cricketing folklore on his debut Test, however, Kiwi pace bowler Neil Wagner is of the opinion that all the adulation and familiarity of home could backfire on the youngster ...

  • Andy Flower bans England on Ashes talks

    England coach Andy Flower has prohibited England's cricketers from public discussions about the Ashes until next month. The players will face disciplinary actions if they speak in interviews or write on Twitter about the two-test series against Australia, Sydney Morning Herald reports. Sources said that Flower wants the players to focus on New Zealand series and the ICC Champions Trophy ...


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Salvador [DVD]

Salvador [DVD]

Salvador was Oliver Stone's first overtly political film, an initial cinematic stab by the now-renowned leftist auteur to shake up the complacency of the American public during the Reagan years. Although the film is primarily a character study of real-life photojournalist Richard Boyle, it is impossible to ignore the film's political concerns, especially in light of Stone's later films ... ...

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  • England opener Nick Compton faces pre-Ashes attack from OZ pacer Siddle

    Australia's ace spearhead Peter Siddle kick started an Ashes war of words by targeting England opener Nick Compton. "I am going to stick it up to the Poms, that's all I are working on," said Siddle. Siddle, whose in-your-face style has earned him the nickname of 'Sid Vicious', has earmarked the England opener for some special attention this summer. In the past Glenn McGrath targeted players ...

  • New mayor of Barnet takes office

    Councillor Melvin Cohen The new Mayor of Barnet has been sworn in at a ceremony in Hendon Town Hall. Councillor Melvin Cohen began his second term as Mayor of Barnet on Tuesday night after being officially sworn in at Barnet Borough Council's Annual General Meeting. Cllr Cohen, who has represented Golders Green ward since 1982, is only the second councillor to take the role ...

  • Student to showcase photo exhibition in memory of grandmother

    A photography student who created a fashion shoot as a tribute to her late grandmother will have her work exhibited in central London. Emma Barrow, 22, of Hendon has been chosen to exhibit her work at the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane from June 7-10. Emma, who studies at Middlesex University, took her pictures in Plymouth where she is originally from. She said: "I have a ...

  • Mothers make plans for autistic free school

    Two mothers have joined forces to open a free school for autistic children. Mother-of-three Sophy Lamond, 38, from Weybridge, and Camilla Buxton, 39, mother-of-two from Walton, are putting together an application for Temple's Free School. The pair, who both have children with autism, hope one day their children and others will be able to sit GCSE and A-level exams at a school ...

  • Squatters removed from council owned buildings

    By Jaber Mohamed Squatters who occupied two buildings owned by Haringey Borough Council have been removed so the site can be used for a recycling centre. In March, the Crouch End Active Community, a group of 30 homeless people, took over two properties in Cranford Way Industrial Estate, in Cranford Way, which have been empty since 2011. The group had asked the council for ...

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